Niedermuhlern

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Niedermuhlern
Coat of arms of Niedermuhlern
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton BernCanton Bern Bern (BE)
Administrative district : Bern-Mittellandw
BFS no. : 0877i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 3087
Coordinates : 602053  /  190.06 thousand coordinates: 46 ° 51 '42 "  N , 7 ° 27' 56"  O ; CH1903:  602053  /  one hundred and ninety thousand and sixty
Height : 829  m above sea level M.
Height range : 687–981 m above sea level M.
Area : 7.26  km²
Residents: 501 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 69 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.niedermuhlern.ch
Niedermuhlern, looking south

Niedermuhlern, looking south

Location of the municipality
Bielersee Gerzensee (Gewässer) Moossee Moossee Murtensee Neuenburgersee Thunersee Wohlensee Clavaleyres Münchenwiler Kanton Freiburg Kanton Neuenburg Kanton Solothurn Kanton Freiburg Kanton Waadt Verwaltungskreis Berner Jura Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne Verwaltungskreis Emmental Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen Verwaltungskreis Seeland Verwaltungskreis Thun Allmendingen bei Bern Arni BE Bäriswil Belp Bern Biglen Bolligen Bowil Bremgarten bei Bern Brenzikofen Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee Diemerswil Ferenbalm Ferenbalm Fraubrunnen Frauenkappelen Freimettigen Gerzensee BE Grosshöchstetten Guggisberg Gurbrü Häutligen Herbligen Iffwil Ittigen Jaberg Jegenstorf Jegenstorf Kaufdorf Kehrsatz Kiesen Kirchdorf BE Kirchlindach Köniz Konolfingen Kriechenwil Landiswil Laupen Linden BE Mattstetten Meikirch Mirchel Moosseedorf Mühleberg Münchenbuchsee Münsingen Muri bei Bern Neuenegg Niederhünigen Niedermuhlern Oberbalm Oberdiessbach Oberhünigen Oberthal BE Oppligen Ostermundigen Riggisberg Rubigen Rüeggisberg Rüeggisberg Rümligen Rüschegg Schwarzenburg BE Stettlen Thurnen Toffen Urtenen-Schönbühl Vechigen Wald BE Walkringen Wichtrach Wiggiswil Wileroltigen Wohlen bei Bern Worb Zäziwil Zollikofen Zuzwil BEMap of Niedermuhlern
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Niedermuhlern is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland .

Postcard from Niedermuhlern, ca.1900

geography

Niedermuhlern lies at 829  m above sea level. M. , 10 km south of the canton capital Bern (beeline). The village extends at the height of the Längenberg west of the Gürbe valley , in a hollow in the headwaters of the Scherlibach , at the northern foot of the Bütschelegg .

The area of ​​the 7.2 km² municipal area includes a section of the Längenberg. Most of the area was under the ice of the Aar glacier during the high stage of the Würm Ice Age . That is why the landscape shows rounded forms carved by the glacier, and there are moraine deposits in various places . The main part of the area is taken up by the saddle of Niedermuhlern, which rises to the north to the ridge of Tann ( 880  m above sea level ) and to the south to the Bütschelegg, the northern flank of which consists of the Rattenholz forest. To the east, the height of the Längenberg drops steeply towards the Gürbetal, the eastern municipal boundary runs on the slope above Toffen at around 700  m above sea level. M.

To the west, the community soil extends into the valley basin of the Scherlibach (right tributary of the Sense ). In the south-west, the municipal ban extends over the heights of the Imihubel (at 981  m above sea level, the highest elevation in Niedermuhlern) into a heavily disrupted area in the catchment area of ​​the Bütschelbach . The landforms in this area, short erosion valleys separated by narrow ridges (so-called harrows) with steep slopes, are characteristic of areas that were not covered by the glacier during the Ice Age. In 1997, 5% of the municipal area was accounted for by settlements, 17% for forests and woodlands and 78% for agriculture.

Numerous hamlets, farm groups and individual farms belong to Niedermuhlern. The bigger ones are:

  • Bachmühle ( 776  m above sea level ) on the Scherlibach
  • Niederblacken ( 828  m above sea level ) on the northern slope of the Imihubel above the Scherlibach
  • Oberblacken ( 915  m above sea level ) on the northern slope of the Imihubel
  • Ratzenberg ( 890  m above sea level ) on a saddle between the catchment areas of the Scherlibach and the Bütschelbach, west of the Imihubel
  • Uecht ( 950  m above sea level ) on a saddle between the catchment areas of the Scherlibach and the Bütschelbach, east of the Imihubel
  • Falebach ( 785  m above sea level ) on the eastern slope of the Längenberg above Toffen

Neighboring communities of Niedermuhlern are Wald , Toffen , Rüeggisberg and Oberbalm .

population

With 501 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018), Niedermuhlern is one of the smaller communities in the canton of Bern. 99.6% of the residents speak German, 0.2% French and 0.2% speak Spanish (as of 2000). The population of Niedermuhlern was 831 inhabitants in 1850 and 631 inhabitants in 1900. In the course of the 20th century, the population continued to decrease to 508 people by 1980. Since then, only minor population fluctuations have been recorded.

economy

Until the second half of the 20th century, Niedermuhlern was a village dominated by agriculture . The water power of the Scherlibach was previously used to operate a mill. Even today, dairy farming and cattle breeding as well as arable farming have an important place in the income structure of the population. Other jobs are available in local small businesses and in the service sector, including in wood processing companies. The observatory with observatory of the University of Bern is located on the Uecht. In the last few decades the village has developed into a residential community thanks to its attractive location. Many workers are therefore commuters who mainly work in the Bern agglomeration.

traffic

The community is located off the main thoroughfares on a connecting road from Kehrsatz over the Längenberg to Riggisberg . The Postbus course , which covers the routes from Wabern to Niedermuhlern and from Köniz to Riggisberg, connects Niedermuhlern to the public transport network.

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1241 under the name Mulerrun . Later the names Mulerron (1295), Nider Muleron (1389), Nidermulleren (1479) and Nidermuoleren (1577) appeared. The name Muhlern probably goes back to the Franco-Provencal word molar (round hill, hill).

Since the Middle Ages , Niedermuhlern has seen numerous changes of ownership. Under the rule of Bern, the village was assigned to the Seftigen district court. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798), Niedermuhlern belonged to the Seftigen district during the Helvetic Republic and from 1803 to the Seftigen District Office, which received the status of an official district with the new cantonal constitution of 1831. In church terms, the village was under the parish of Belp until 1699 , today it belongs to the parish of Zimmerwald.

Attractions

The Bachmühle, a monumental magnificent building, was built in 1773. The hamlet of Falebach has a closed appearance. There are stately farmhouses in the Bernese style from the 18th century and an oven house from 1764.

Web links

Commons : Niedermuhlern  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Permanent resident population from STAT-TAB of the BfS , municipalities see also regional portraits 2020 on bfs.admin.ch, accessed on May 29, 2020